Woodpecker Excavation and Use of Cavities in Polystyrene Snags

We examined woodpecker excavation and use of artificial polystyrene snags in four forest types in eastern Texas for five years. Twenty-three of 47 artificial snags were used by Downy Woodpeckers (Picoides pubescens) for cavity excavation and subsequent nocturnal roosting; they did not use the artifi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Wilson Bulletin. - Wilson Ornithological Society, 1894. - 108(1996), 3, Seite 449-456
1. Verfasser: Conner, Richard N. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Saenz, Daniel
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1996
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Wilson Bulletin
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Physical sciences